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Late afternoon sunlight danced across the tree branches and changing leaves as SUNY Potsdam student Anah Bogdan ’24 traversed along the Stone Valley Trail in Colton. Just 10 miles south of Potsdam, the beautiful wilderness setting is a favorite spot among hikers, and the perfect location for Bogdan and her classmates in Geology Field Methods to explore rock formations along the banks of the Raquette River.

The latest COVID relief package was signed into law on December 27, 2020 as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The law provides approximately $900 billion in coronavirus relief funding, including extended unemployment benefits and one-time relief payments to many Americans. The new law also extends into 2021 two philanthropic provisions of the CARES Act of particular interest to donors:

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Laura Smith ’23 harnessed the impact and convenience of SUNY Potsdam’s fully online Master of Science degree in Childhood Education, completing her coursework from Canada with the goal of building classroom communities that function in positive, inclusive, and energizing ways.

LEADERS IN AIR, SPACE, AND CYBERSPACE The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) program at SUNY Potsdam develops commissioned officers for both the United States Air Force (USAF) and United States Space Force (USSF) by providing cadets with essential leadership, mentorship, military knowledge, as well as time & stress management, organization, and interpersonal skills.

LEADERSHIP THAT LASTS A LIFETIME

Leadership Training in Adverse Conditions SUNY Potsdam’s wilderness education program has been cultivating student leaders for the past 20 years. Mark Simon started the program in 1996, taking what was then just a collection of physical education classes and turning it into an extensive wilderness leadership program.